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This is worth reading for anyone who has even a passing interest in how "real" math is done. But it's hardly a new development that the book is available online
by monochromatic 15y ago
This is worth reading for anyone who has even a passing interest in how "real" math is done. But it's hardly a new development that the book is available online... that web page has been up since at least 2008.
- impendia 15y agoI don't know what you mean by "real math"... but Doron Zeilberger is a contrarian and their approach is quite different than that of most working mathematicians. That said, the book is wildly original, absolutely brilliant, and much more accessible than most current math research.
- monochromatic 15y agoI guess what I meant is something more serious than what most people have been exposed to. I didn't mean to imply that Zeilberger takes the same approach as other working mathematicians. I agree though that his work tends to be more accessible. Another very accessible paper by one of the co-authors here, Herbert Wilf, is worth mentioning: http://www.math.clemson.edu/~calkin/Papers/calkin_wilf_recounting_rationals.pdf http://www.math.clemson.edu/~calkin/Papers/calkin_wilf_recou...